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AARH! I turned the ignition key on my '85 380SL last night. The engine turned as usual and then I heard a loud bang and the engine died. I looked under the bonnet and (you can imagine my horror) there was a hole in the camshaft casing above the timing chain. Does anyone know:
- Is my engine completely ruined bearing in mind I had just started the car?
- Looking through the hole, it looks like I have a duplex chain and it looks like it is still in place? Is it possible it could have just jumped?
- The car (which I bought in January) only had 62K (I have MOTs to prove) and I had just had it serviced. My understanding was that duplex chains last forever ehich is one of the reasons I bought the car
- What am I looking at in terms of repair? I have one small child and another one on the way so I need the extra expense like a hole in the head!. I havent go the time or the expertise to do it myself.
- Can anyone recommend a good specialist around Weybridge (Surrey)
Sam Raouf
- Is my engine completely ruined bearing in mind I had just started the car?
- Looking through the hole, it looks like I have a duplex chain and it looks like it is still in place? Is it possible it could have just jumped?
- The car (which I bought in January) only had 62K (I have MOTs to prove) and I had just had it serviced. My understanding was that duplex chains last forever ehich is one of the reasons I bought the car
- What am I looking at in terms of repair? I have one small child and another one on the way so I need the extra expense like a hole in the head!. I havent go the time or the expertise to do it myself.
- Can anyone recommend a good specialist around Weybridge (Surrey)
Sam Raouf